Srinagar June 03: - Former Congress Minister and MLA from Inderwal Ghulam Mohammad Saroori while debating on the state budget today in Legislative Assembly said that the Right to Information (RTI) Act has become the tool of blackmailing added that instead of using it for the good and welfare of the society and people, it is being used as the tool for blackmailing the officers and laid stress for making amendment in the law.
Accepting that RTI has become the tool of blackmailing, Deputy Speaker who was presiding the proceedings of the house in absence of Speaker Kavinder Gupta said that what Congress MLA says is true added that a person belongs to non concern areas are filling RTI’s in his constituency Gurez.
Saroori while questioning the budget termed it anti people added that aspirations of the people of Doda and Kishtwar Districts has been completely ignored in the budget in terms of non providing of additionality funds added that Chenab valley is being victimized due to infighting between PDP and BJP. He said that the budget has no mention of losses caused due to Indus Water Treaty and about the construction of Mughal road tunnel and Singpora-Vailoo tunnel for which Saroori claims that he was removed from the ministry while Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu lost his Chairmanship as he propose to construct Singpora-Vailoo tunnel through J&K bank. He said that there was also no mention of working groups recommendations added that same has been thrown into dustbin by the state government.
He said that late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had taken some bold decisions during last year District Development Board meetings added that among those decisions only about 10 % decisions were implemented by the Finance Minister as well as by the government added that his soul too would have been wondering the way his Finance Minister fails to honor his decisions.
Praising Ghulam Nabi Azad role as Chief Minister and as Union Health Minister, Saroori said that state of Jammu and Kashmir witness massive development during Azad and UPA government which include sanctioning of 5 Medical Colleges, cancer hospitals, 650 sub-centres, roads under PMGSY added that despite getting Rs. 885 crores under CRF, the present government ignore the Chenab valley added that no land compensation was paid to land owners whose land comes under PMGSY.
Saroori said that government makes backdoor appointments of SPO’s, accountability commission is toothless, no policy for regularization of daily wagers, HR workers, ReT teachers, casual labours, NYC’s, no scholarship for poor students, unfulfilled dream of establishment off Rice and Rajmah villages, no head way in enhancing of pension from Rs. 200 to 1000 in favour of old age, there is no provision for enhancing honorarium of Sarpanches, Panches, Aganwari workers, ASHA workers, Numbardars in the budget. Moreover there are no funds for animal husbandry, Handloom, Handicraft, Tribal affairs and roads sector besides early allotment of RGGVY phase II tender and termed the budget as visionless. He said that there are 14 lakhs unemployed youths in the state and government has not made any concrete plan to solve the problems of unemployment in the state and urged the upon the state Finance Minister to implement 7th pay commission in the state in the similar way the way their previous government implemented the 6th pay commission in the state despite all odds. He said that the Rangarajan Committee and the Round Table Committee Reports recommendations should be implemented for moving towards making J&K self-reliant in the power sector and sought speedy completion of under-construction power projects in Chenab Valley. He has also urged government to sanction two more Tourism development authorities one for Inderwal Chatroo and another one for Bhalessa Doda.
Congress lawmaker said that this year budget Rs. 135 and 167 crores allocated for Kishtwar and Doda districts, only 21 crores is for districts plan allocation while 40 crores are NABARD & LIC loans and 200 crores are Central Share for MGNREGA, SSA and IAY which according to Saroori has no concern with District budget allocation. He said that the budget has a lot of room for perfection and Government should include the suggestions from legislators to making it as an inclusive one. He said there is no mention of banning liquor or Gutka in the state. He said that FM minister in last year speech at Serial No. 48 mentioned about exemption of 50% KCC loans added that an amount of Rs. 150 Crore promised by FM is yet to be credited into the accounts of KCC loan holders. He said that FM also fails on Assist disclosure; fail to present Economic Survey Report which will unmask the government failure.
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